Special Activities

These educator-led programs require a small fee and include before and after-hour activities, as well as indoor and outdoor excursions. To schedule a private program for your group, please click on items listed below. Camps Children discover these fun Day Camps at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island are action-packed! Activities may include field trips, crafts, behind the scenes tours, live animal encounters and feeding programs. Space is limited and camps fill quickly!

Aquarium Shark Dive If you’re an open-water certified diver, the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island invites you to “dive with the sharks!” Get up-close and personal with sand tiger, sandbar and nurse sharks in our 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit!

Birthday Parties Want your child to have the most memorable party? Schedule your celebration at the Aquarium! Live animals are guaranteed to add excitement to your special day.

Sleeping with the Sharks Imagine a slumber party at the Aquarium in front of the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit, as sharks and other fishes swim close by!